COLS Grant Information

 
The College of Letters & Science offers numerous opportunities for support of faculty and students through the course of the academic year.  Below is a schedule of funding opportunities and their deadlines for submitting proposals to the College for support.  Departments may set earlier deadlines as each department chair must endorse proposals.
 

Grant Application Deadlines

  • Undergraduate Education Initiative (UEI), 27 September 2013
  • Fall L & S Enhancement Fund Grant, 27 September 2013
  • Fall Faculty Development Grant, 27 September 2013
  • Fall Mini-Grants and Intracollege Software Grants, 25 October 2013
  • Classroom/Lab Modernization, 31 January 2014
  • Spring L & S Enhancement Grant, 21 February 2014
  • Summer Undergraduate Education Initiative (UEI), 21 February 2014
 

Descriptions of Grants

Undergraduate Education Initiative (UEI)

Assists with undergraduate research projects, book purchases, and a variety of undergraduate programs. Funding is intended to benefit currently-enrolled students, either enrolled for the full academic year or for one semester of the current academic year.

Undergraduate Education Initiative Guidelines (PDF)
Undergraduate Education Initiative Grant (Word Document)

L & S Enhancement Fund

Interest generated from this fund is used to enhance and enrich the quality of education that the UWSP College of Letters & Science offers its students.

L&S Enhancement Grant (Word Document)

Faculty Development Grant

COLS has allocated a portion of its GPR budget to be used for faculty & program development grants. These dollars are intended to support research and program activities that focus on faculty scholarly and professional development.

Faculty Development Grant (Word Document)

Mini-Grants and Intracollege Software Grants

The College of Letters & Science has received a combined allocation to be used for mini-grants and intra-college software. If funding is reduced due to budget cuts for the current fiscal year, allocations may be reduced. We would then be able to spend up to the reduced allocation. Refer to Mini-Grants and Intracollege Grants forms for further information.  Hard copies of these proposals are due to the Dean's Office by the end of the business day on October 26th.

Mini-Grants (Word Document)
Intracollege Software Grants (Word Document)

Classroom/Lab Modernization

Provides funding for comprehensive modernization of instructional laboratories, and for upgrades to classroom technology.  Hard copies of these proposals are due to the Dean's Office by the end of the business day on February 1st, 2013.

UW-System Classroom/Lab Modernization policies and procedures can be found here.

Classroom/Lab Modernization Form (Word Document)